About this episode

This episode debunks eight persistent fitness myths using peer-reviewed research.

Episode Summary Eight of the most stubborn myths in the fitness industry, and the peer reviewed research that buries every one of them. This episode is for the coach, personal trainer, or gym owner who is tired of repeating bro science and ready to make evidence the standard of their practice. In this episode we break down why training to failure is not required for hypertrophy, why soreness is one of the worst metrics for training quality, why the idea that lifting makes women bulky is biologically wrong, and why most of the supplement industry is selling noise. Every claim is sourced to peer reviewed research, and every myth comes with a practical coaching alternative. WHAT WE YOU WILL LEARN 1. Why training every set to failure may actually reduce your long term muscle growth 2. The hormonal reasons women cannot get bulky from lifting heavy without pharmacological help 3. Why the most sore lifters are often not the ones growing the most muscle 4. The settled science on spot reduction and what actually changes a problem area 5. How to program cardio without compromising strength or hypertrophy gains 6. What the research actually says about protein timing and the so called…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Smitley

Topics covered

• fitness myths
• evidence-based training
• hypertrophy
• women and weightlifting
• supplement industry
• training techniques
• peer-reviewed research

Keywords

• fitness myths
• training to failure
• muscle growth
• women lifting weights
• soreness
• protein timing
• static stretching
• supplements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Terre Haute Intensity Resistance and Sports Training

Books & works: Schoenfeld and Grgic 2019

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